Delivering a memorable presentation every time you speak with an audience requires focusing your objectives, organizing your thoughts, and reacting to your audience. But just as importantly, it requires that you be prepared for the various presentation environments and dynamics that you will encounter.
What makes a good presentation?
A good presentation is less about the flashy images and more about how you communicate your thoughts, what your audience hears, and what they remember. As a rule, a good presentation hopes to achieve three objectives:
• Gain Attention
• Maintain Reception
• Promote Retention
When dealing with a prospective customer, the opening of a presentation is as critical as “closing the sale.” When dealing with senior management, how you organize and deliver your content is often as important as the subject matter.
When dealing with fellow employees, staying focused on your message and having a common starting point and objective is essential to reaching an understanding. In all these instances, presentation skills matter. The where the need to Organize, Adapt and Dialogue is critical.
Presentation Basics
Presentation Environment
Presentation Attributes
Audience Dynamics |
